Anne Applebaum : Why would the Dutch vote for chaos and war, and against trade? I am mystified – Ukraine
Anne Applebaum: Why would the Dutch vote for chaos and war, and against trade? I am mystified.
Vietnamese boat people: living to tell the tale | Global | The Guardian
None of these people would be alive if, in October 1978, a Scottish cargo ship hadn’t stopped in the South China Sea to rescue 346 refugees from a stricken fishing…
En España tenemos horarios muy raros|El País
Mientras en España vemos El Ministerio del Tiempo o el programa líder de audiencia de la temporada, en Alemania están ya descansando en la cama. En Italia, donde han cenado…
Using the Arts to Promote Healthy Aging|NYT
It doesn’t look as if they’ve heard of the U3A in the US, but still, it makes a lot of sense to keep creative and mobile, rather than taking medication.…
Arturo Pérez-Reverte: Sobre idiotas, velos e imanes
…Demasiada transigencia social, demasiados paños calientes, demasiados complejos, demasiado miedo a que te llamen xenófobo. Con lo fácil que sería decir desde el principio: sea bien venido porque lo necesitamos…
Can the European Center Hold? – The New York Times
Time to confine accountants and micro-managers to the jobs they deserve in the civil service and make space for people with ideas and vision. Enough failed politicians and junior 2nd…
Tony Blair warns of ‘flabby liberalism’ – BBC News
Former prime minister Tony Blair says extremism can be countered, but moderate voices need to be much stronger. …he warned that moderate voices were too defensive about arguing their case…
Blair: «La tolleranza si ferma quando toccano i nostri valori»|Corriere della Sera
«Concediamo troppo, non possiamo farci intimidire», dice Tony Blair. Al telefono da New York, l’ex primo ministro britannico, il leader politico che a cavallo del millennio traghettò la sinistra europea…
Why Russia and Turkey Fight|Council on Foreign Relations
Today’s confrontation between Russian and Turkey is, in fact, less striking than the 15 years of rapprochement preceding it. After all, the historical predecessors of the Russian Federation and the…
Arturo Pérez-Reverte: Los yihadistas deben de estar acojonados …
Los yihadistas deben de estar acojonados por las florecitas, las velitas y nuestro enérgico “todos somos Bruselas”. Y hasta la próxima. — Arturo Pérez-Reverte (@perezreverte) March 23, 2016